Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 480 · 40 questions

Thinking tip (Spot the trap): Everyone does it: “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” One means all: “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” Lucky charm: “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” Attacking the person: “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” Fair reasons come from tests, measurements and checked facts.

1. 1.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it happened once”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
2. 2.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) it was measured twice (b) the numbers prove it (c) mocking who said it (d) many trials agree
3. 3.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it has lots of likes”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
4. 4.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “many trials agree”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
5. 5.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the numbers prove it (b) tests show it works (c) the rule book says so (d) it has lots of likes
6. 6.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the numbers prove it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it was measured twice (b) many trials agree (c) it has lots of likes (d) the numbers prove it
8. 8.🍀 You wore red and won a race. Did the red shirt make you win? (a) yes, for sure (b) no, just a coincidence (c) only on Sundays (d) yes, red is fast
9. 9.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a puzzle game (b) a hard question (c) a kind of fact (d) a mistake in reasoning
11. 11.True or false: “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it has lots of likes (b) everyone is doing it (c) my lucky pen did it (d) many trials agree
13. 13.True or false: “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: “it has lots of likes” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” (a) attacking the person (b) everyone does it (c) lucky charm (d) one means all
16. 16.🐈 One cat scratched you. What is the fair thought? (a) cats hate me (b) never touch animals (c) all cats are mean (d) that cat was upset
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) everyone is doing it (b) tests show it works (c) mocking who said it (d) my lucky pen did it
18. 18.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” (a) one means all (b) lucky charm (c) attacking the person (d) everyone does it
19. 19.True or false: “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the numbers prove it (b) it was measured twice (c) one was bad, so all are (d) the rule book says so
21. 21.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” (a) one means all (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) lucky charm
22. 22.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) laughs at them (b) walks away (c) checks the idea itself (d) calls them names
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) one was bad, so all are (c) everyone is doing it (d) the rule book says so
24. 24.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” (a) everyone does it (b) lucky charm (c) attacking the person (d) one means all
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it was measured twice (b) checked facts support it (c) tests show it works (d) everyone is doing it
26. 26.True or false: “the numbers prove it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: “many trials agree” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” (a) one means all (b) lucky charm (c) attacking the person (d) everyone does it
29. 29.True or false: “one was bad, so all are” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” (a) one means all (b) lucky charm (c) everyone does it (d) attacking the person
32. 32.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it has lots of likes (b) it happened once (c) one was bad, so all are (d) the numbers prove it
33. 33.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “checked facts support it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
34. 34.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” (a) one means all (b) lucky charm (c) everyone does it (d) attacking the person
35. 35.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) tests show it works (b) the rule book says so (c) everyone is doing it (d) many trials agree
36. 36.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) everyone is doing it (b) it has lots of likes (c) mocking who said it (d) tests show it works
37. 37.True or false: “many trials agree” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🚦 Your friends are all crossing on a red light. What do you do? (a) close your eyes (b) wait for green (c) run fast (d) follow them
40. 40.True or false: “it happened once” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False

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